VHS Tape Day

Pull out your old VCR player! It is VHS day!

When I was younger we didn't have DVD or Blue Ray. It was all VHS tapes. I remember with VHS tapes that after a certain period of time or after quite a bit of use, the tape would start to get fuzzy or hard to hear it in certain areas. I know when I was growing up I loved to record things off the TV and onto VHS tapes. I had over 50 VHS tapes with hundreds of hours of Dark Shadows on it. I remember that Dark Shadows re-runs would play on the Sci-Fi channel every day for an hour. I would record the hour, and then when I got home from school would go and watch them. For some reason the volume would be normal for the first 35 minutes and then the last 25 minutes the volume would become very low to were even when I turned the volume all the way up I still couldn't hear it very well. This went on for almost a year before we got a new VCR player.

So pull out those old VHS or go buy some at a garage sale for 10 cents each!

Erin
   Reeses & Blossom

National Yo-yo day

Can you walk the dog? Travel around the world? Well get out your yo-yo's and give it a try! It's National Yo-yo day!

I remember when I was in elementary school yo-yo's where the most popular thing. We would bring them to school and play with them all through recess and lunch. We would teach each other all sort of tricks and show off our bedazzled or light up yo-yo's. It got to a point that our school actually banned yo-yo's for an entire year because people where hitting each other with yo-yos and actually getting into fights over their yo-yo's. Who knew that yo-yo's where something that people would fight about?

So go learn how to use a yo-yo!

Erin
   Reeses & Blossom

National Doughnut Day

Mmmm. Who doesn't love doughnuts? They come in so many different styles and tastes! Regular, chocolate, frosted, boston cream, vanilla cream, apple fritters - you name it!

So lets learn some fun facts about doughnuts!

- The U.S. alone makes over 10 billion doughnuts per year.

- The original name for doughnuts were "oily cakes"

- The first doughnut machine was made in the 1920's in New York.

- The holes in the doughnuts help to make the doughnut cook evenly.

- The biggest doughnut ever made was 16 feet long and 16 inches tall!

- Dunkin Doughnuts sells the most doughnuts of any business world wide.

So go get a doughnut!

Erin
   Reeses & Blossom

Cheese Day

Woot woot! One of my favorite foods has it's own holiday! It is Cheese Day!

Cheese is one thing that I absolutely love in almost any form (other than moldy). It could be string cheese, shredded cheese, block, or sliced. It is wonderful! A few years back I lived with one of my friends. She thought that I was the strangest person because I could eat an entire block of velveeta cheese without anything to go with it. No crackers, no bread, just the cheese. Is that really so strange? It is just so good! Almost all of my favorite meals has cheese in it; Ravioli, grilled cheese, pizza. It is all delicious!

So go out an enjoy some cheese! If you don't like cheese or are lactose intolerant, then go out and get a Cheese Head to wear (I'm sure you Packers fans probably have a few!)

Erin
   Reeses & Blossom

National Running Day

Thats right lady's and gentlemen. It's a day dedicated to running! This is where we move our legs faster than walking!

I have never been a huge fan of running until the past couple of years. I found an app on my phone called a C25K. What is that you might ask? A C25K stands for a Couch potato to (2) a 5k (or being able to run 30 minutes straight). You only have to do the app three times a week, for a half an hour. It starts you off the first week alternating between walking and jogging for short periods of time. Each week it bumps up the running until you get to week 8, which is being able to run for the full 30 minutes. The first week or two was painful. But by the last week, I was actually craving to get on the treadmill and run. If you would have told me that I would like to run I would have laughed in your face.

So get out and run!

Erin
   Reeses & Blossom

Dentist Day

Today is all about the men and women who help us take care of our teeth!

I'm not going to lie. Going to the dentist is one of my least favorite things. This is mainly due to the fact that I absolutely hate having my mouth numb. I would rather take ten shots in my arm then have the feeling of being numb for 5 hours. I don't get cavities too often, but when I do I always ask for no novicane. My dentist always tries to pursued me otherwise, but I would rather take 10 minutes of pain over 5 hours of feeling like I'm drooling. I know that I am not the only one who doesn't enjoy the dentist. But the dentist really does help. With out them, most of us would not have our real teeth by the time we were in our 40s. They help us not only keep our teeth, but also can help warn us about other health issues that we might be having based on our gums and teeth.

So make sure that you keep up on your checkups and annual teeth cleaning! We don't like them - but it is worth it in the long run!

Erin
   Reeses & Blossom

Dare Day

"I double dog dare you to . . . "

Today is all about dares, or making a challenge to another person. Now this is different than D.A.R.E. day which is in October.

I remember as a kid, we would dare each other to do random things. It usually contained something dangerous or stupid that we would later regret. We would dare each other to climb a tree, ring a strangers doorbell, or make a prank call. Thankfully though, dares don't have to be all about pranks. We can dare someone to become healthier, not procrasinate, walk the dogs, or do their homework. It is all about challengeing others and if we are challenged, following through with those dares.

So I dare you to make a dare today!

Erin
   Reeses & Blossom